March 30, 2012 / Front Page

Although show pigs have been raised and sold by Cooper Livestock for the past 12 years, the full-fledged family farming operation on Drunkards Pike just north of Gosport dates back four generations. More...

The Owen County Board of Commissioners will meet Monday, April 2, beginning at 9:00 a.m. in the Commissioners’ Room, located on the second floor of the Owen County Courthouse in Spencer. This meeting is open to the public. Spencer Town Council More...

As new offspring are hitting the ground, farmers have a lot to look at. At first, they are concerned about the health and safety of the animal. Then as it grows, they begin to look at the animal in a different light. More...

The weather pattern that has brought unseasonable warmth to Indiana and kept the state relatively dry since January is expected to stay for a while longer yet, the Indiana State Climate Office says. More...

Recently my husband and I rented a Toyota Prius in California – which we enjoyed driving, by the way. While driving in our many national parks, I was concerned that there seemed to be no way to downshift the car. More...

A couple of weeks ago, your Owen County Community Foundation hosted our annual scholarship banquet to celebrate the academic accomplishments of the seven applicants for this year’s Lilly Endowment Community Scholarship. More...

Dear Editor, In honor of National Nutrition Month, an education and information campaign promoting nutrition sponsored annually by the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, we urge Hoosiers to reflect on hunger in our communities. More...

Maxine B. Allee, 94, of Cloverdale, passed away on March 27, 2012 at the Mill Pond Health Campus in Greencastle. She was born on June 27, 1917 at Quincy, Indiana and was the daughter of the late Harry Stevenson and Zorn May [Scobee] Beaman. More...